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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Lawrence Hammond

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Vernal, Utah

Honored By

Naomi Long Hammond Hopperstad

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ACHIEVED RANK OF GUNNER'S MATE SECOND CLASS. SERVED ON THE USS AVOCET AVP-4 SEAPLANE TENDER AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. ALSO SERVED AT RECEIVING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; ON THE USS LA VALLETTE DD-448; FLEET SERVICE SCHOOLS, U.S. NAVAL REPAIR BASE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. RECEIVED THE PEARL HARBOR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AMERICAN THEATER, AMERICAN DEFENSE, PHILIPPINES LIBERATION AND GOOD CONDUCT RIBBONS.